Thutmose II, a pharaoh who was married to Queen Hatshepsut and the rule of Egypt about 3500 years ago, west of the Valley of the Kings.
It is the first discovery of the grave of Pharaoh since then King TotanachA grave was discovered in 1922, as the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a translator statement.
However, unlike the burial of King Tut, the new grave is mostly empty and has no body. Archaeologists found that the grave was immersed shortly after the burial of Thuntus II, so dangerous goods were taken elsewhere, the statement said.
“The contents of the entire grave were removed. The grave was not stolen,” Pierce LitlandHe told the Egyptologist at the University of Cambridge and the captain of the team that found the grave, Live Science in an email. “The burial has been completely removed.”
Archaeologists found the grave for the first time In October 2022, the statement said, but he was not until late 2024 and the first excavation season when the pottery, named Thutmose II, was analyzed that researchers managed to determine the place of burial as the capacity of Pharaoh. “One of the pottery pieces” has a sign indicating that it contains Natron has been used in embalming. ” “This confirms that the burial was initially happened in the grave.”
The grave is about 95.1 feet (29 meters) and contains a burial room of 17.4 in 17.1 by 11.2 feet (5.3 in 5.2 at 3.4 meters).
There is likely to be a second, unimportant grave where things were transferred after the flood, as Litherland indicated. A mummy was identified in the cache in Deir Al -Bahari, a location close, by some Egyptian scientists as Thutmose II. However, this mummy may be very old (perhaps 40 years old at the time of death) to be Thutumos II, and his mummy and the second cemetery may be without hindrance elsewhere.
Hatshepsut husband and his brother
Little is known about the reign of Thutmose II, according to National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. How long is a judgment is a matter of discussion, and it may have been less than five years, according to the museum reports. However, some scientists believe that his reign lasted for a longer period, with the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City Appreciation It is a judgment from about 1492 to 1479 BC
Historical records indicate that during his rule, Thutmose II crushed an uprising in Nubia, a region in what is now known as southern Egypt and northern Sudan that Egypt controls at that time. Historical records also say that he carried out a campaign in the eastern Mediterranean with his armies, as he ventured as much as modern Syria.
Thutmose II may be the most famous for his sister’s half -sister’s marriage Holes. After the death of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut rose to Pharaoh.
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“Sexy discovery”
Reactions in the field ranged from enthusiasm to doubt.
“I think it is an exciting discovery” and provides an insight into the history of the Valley of the Kings and the nearby burial sites, Filip TaterkaThe Egyptology Professor at the Mediterranean Institute and Eastern Cultures at the Polish Academy of Sciences told Science Live in an email.
Taterka indicated that there was a long discussion about who was the first Pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the Kings, which is the luxurious burial land that the Pharaohs used after them Stop building graves in the huge pyramids or around them. The discussion is continuing, “with some scholars refer to the halls and [others] Tottum II said that Thutmose I, given that Thutmose II was the son of Thutmose I, and the new grave is located west of the valley, which makes Hatshepsut the first Pharaoh buried in the Valley of the Kings.
But not everyone agreed that the grave belongs to Pharaoh. Thomas SchneiderA professor of Egyptology and Near East Studies at the University of Columbia, British University, said that more evidence is needed to connect the new grave to Thutmose II.
“I am very skeptical and I will need to see more details to support such identity,” Schneider said in an email. Schneider said that the newly discovered cemetery in an area known as the Valley of the villages, which “will be surprising to the tomb of the king.” This area does not contain the burial of any other branches.
Schneider noted that “many candidates for the THUTMOSE II tomb were proposed in the Valley of the Kings,” and he believes that Thumtos II may have been buried inside the valley itself.
Aidan DodsonEgyptian professor at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, convinced that this is the grave of Thutmose II and said that “it is great to think they have now confirmed the ownership of the grave.” When the grave was found again in 2022, Dodson said, “It seems likely to have it – but now it looks certain.”
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